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Santa won't be spending Christmas Eve in the pokey after a report that a robber dressed as Kris Kringle hit a Rhode Island bar has been proven false, the AP reports. But if the fat man didn't rob the East Providence Yacht Club, someone else did—between $1,500 and $3,000 is still missing from the bar. Bartender Christal Johnson, who made the report, is being held.